• Option B is correct.
• On 17 July, 1998 Rome Statute was adopted by 120 States in the direction of creating a more just world.On 1 July, 2002 Rome Statute took effect upon ratification by 60 states, officially establishing the ICC. Since it has no retroactive jurisdiction, the ICC deals with crimes committed on or after this date. ICC is not a UN organization but it has a cooperation agreement with the United Nations.Hence,statement 1 is correct.
• India did not signed the Rome Statute, and thus, is not a member of ICC because of following reasons associated with State sovereignty and national interests. Hence,statement 2 is incorrect.
• ICC investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.Hence, ICC covers only specific crimes.Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

• Option A is correct.
• The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world.It is made up of 47 United Nations Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) whereas UN is currently made up of 193 Member States. Hence,statement 1 is correct.
• The Council’s Membership is based on equitable geographical distribution. Seats are distributed as follows:
African States: 13 seats
Asia-Pacific States: 13 seats
Latin American and Caribbean States: 8 seats
Western European and other States: 7 seats
Eastern European States: 6 seats
Hence,statement 2 is correct.
• Members of the Council serve for a period of three years and are not eligible for immediate re-election after serving two consecutive terms.Hence,statement 3 is incorrect.Hence,statement 3 is incorrect.

• Option D is correct.
• NEOM is being called as what ‘New Future might look like’ by Saudi Arabia. Neom is a portmanteau of the Greek word neos, meaning “new,” and mustaqbal, the Arabic word for “future.” It is a futuristic mega-city 33 times the size of New York City.
• NEOM is being built on the Red Sea in northwest Saudi Arabia. It can be imagined as a place where entrepreneurship and innovation would frame the course for this New Future. The city is being marketed as a new model for sustainable living, working and prospering. Saudi officials describe it as “the world’s most ambitious project.”

• Option D is correct.
• The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) is an interactive benchmarking tool created by the World Bank to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics and what they can do to improve their performance.
• It is the weighted average of the country scores on six key dimensions: customs performance, infrastructure quality, ease of arranging shipments, logistics services quality, consignments tracking and tracing and timeliness of shipments. This measure indicates the relative ease and efficiency with which products can be moved into and inside a country.Germany and Sweden are the most efficient and highest ranked LPI countries as per the 2018 LPI.

• Option B is correct. Pair 2 and Pair 3 are correctly matched.
• Adopted in 1977, the Budapest Treaty concerns a specific topic in the international patent process: microorganisms. All states party to the Treaty are obliged to recognize microorganisms deposited as a part of the patent procedure, irrespective of where the depository authority is located. In practice this means that the requirement to submit microorganisms to each and every national authority in which patent protection is sought no longer exists.Hence, pair 1 is incorrectly matched.
• The Hague Agreement governs the international registration of industrial designs. First adopted in 1925, the Agreement effectively establishes an international system – the Hague System – that allows industrial designs to be protected in multiple countries or regions with minimal formalities.Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.
• The Lisbon Agreement, and its latest revision, the Geneva Act of 2015, provide for the international protection of appellations of origin and geographical indications through a single procedure with WIPO. Appellations of origin and geographical indications are distinctive product designations which require a qualitative link between the product to which they refer and its place of origin. Together, the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement form the Lisbon system. Hence, pair 3 is correctly matched.

• Option D is correct.
• Following is the UNESCO list of Intangible cultural heritage:
1 Kutiyattam, Sanskrit theatre
2.The tradition of Vedic chanting
3.Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana
4.Ramman, religious festival and ritual theatre of the Garhwal Himalayas, India
5.Chhau dance
6.Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan
7.Mudiyettu, ritual theatre and dance drama of Kerala
8.Durga Puja in Kolkata
9.Buddhist chanting of Ladakh: recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India
10.Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur
11.Traditional brass and copper craft of utensil making among the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, Punjab, India
12.Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz
13.Yoga
14.Kumbh Mela

• Option A is correct.
• The first UN peacekeeping mission was established in May 1948, when the UN Security Council authorized the deployment of a small number of UN military observers to the Middle East to form the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbours.Hence,statement 1 is incorrect
• UN Peacekeeping began in 1948 when the UN Security Council authorized the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East.Hence,statement 2 is correct.
• India has been among the largest troop-contributing countries to the UN peacekeeping missions. As of November 2021, India is the second-highest military (1,888) and fifth-highest (139) police-contributing country to the United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).In 2007, India became the first country to deploy an all-women contingent to a UN peacekeeping mission.Hence,statement 3 is correct.

• Option A is correct.
• The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW or UNCSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the main UN organs within the United Nations. CSW has been described as the UN organ promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.Hence,statement 1 is correct.
• CSW consists of one representative from each of the 45 Member States elected by ECOSOC on the basis of equitable geographical distribution: 13 members from Africa; 11 from Asia; 9 from Latin America and Caribbean; 8 from Western Europe and other States and 4 from Eastern Europe. • Members are elected for four-year terms. Hence,statement 2 is incorrect.
• India is one of 11 member from Asia – Pacific region. The term for India will expire in 2025.Hence,statement 3 is correct.

• Option C is correct.
• IPEF is a U.S.-led framework for participating countries to solidify their relationships and engage in crucial economic and trade matters that concern the region, such as building resilient supply chains battered by the pandemic. It is not a free trade agreement.Hence,statement 1 is incorrect.
• Countries are free to join (or not join) initiatives under any of the stipulated pillars under the framework but are expected to adhere to all commitments once they enroll. Hence,statement 2 is incorrect.
• Four pillars IPEF are:
1.Connected economy
2.Resilient economy
3.Clean economy
4.Fair economy
Hence,statement 3 is correct.

• Option D is correct.
• RATS platform provides a mechanism for interaction for ensuring the security of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states from transnational crimes associated with terrorism, such as illegal migration and trafficking of drugs, weapons, explosives, etc.Hence,statement 1 is incorrect.
• RATS also maintains a database of terrorists and terror organisations from across its member countries.Hence,statement 2 is incorrect.